Article 13

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · Los Angeles

ADMINISTRATION

Part 13A. General Provisions

Part 13B. Processes & Procedures

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CONTENTS

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Part 13A. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Div. 13A.1. Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Div. 13A.2. General Procedural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22

Part 13B. Processes & Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-52

Div. 13B.1. Legislative Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-55

Div. 13B.2. Quasi-Judicial Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-86

Div. 13B.3. Ministerial Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-116

Div. 13B.4. Specific Plan Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-121

Div. 13B.5. Quasi-Judicial Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-145

Div. 13B.6. Non-Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-166

Div. 13B.7. Division of Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-182

Div. 13B.8. Historic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-220

Div. 13B.9. Coastal Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-264

Div. 13B.10. Department of Building and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-299

Div. 13B.11. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Provisions . . . . . . . . 13-317

Div. 13B.12. Redevelopment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-332

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City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Part 13A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Div. 13A.1. Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Sec. 13A.1.1. Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Sec. 13A.1.2. City Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

Sec. 13A.1.3. City Planning Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6

Sec. 13A.1.4. Area Planning Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Sec. 13A.1.5. Cultural Heritage Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12

Sec. 13A.1.6. Director of Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13

Sec. 13A.1.7. Zoning Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15

Sec. 13A.1.8. Department of Building and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17

Sec. 13A.1.9. Advisory Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18

Sec. 13A.1.10. Subdivision Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18

Sec. 13A.1.11. Design Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19

Sec. 13A.1.12. Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21

Div. 13A.2. General Procedural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22

Sec. 13A.2.1. Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22

Sec. 13A.2.2. Process Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23

Sec. 13A.2.3. Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28

Sec. 13A.2.4. Notice of Public Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-30

Sec. 13A.2.5. Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-35

Sec. 13A.2.6. Transfer of Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-37

Sec. 13A.2.7. Scope of Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-38

Sec. 13A.2.8. Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41

Sec. 13A.2.9. Permits Issued in Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-44

Sec. 13A.2.10. Multiple Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-45

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